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¨¨~~;%&@¶# YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A RIFT - A #¶@&%;~~¨¨
¨¨¨~~;%&@¶ CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. ¶@&%;~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~;%&@ TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, @&%;~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~;%& THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN &%;~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~;% IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN, BUT NONTHELESS %;~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨~~;%&@¶## PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD ##¶@&%;~~¨
¨¨~~;%&@¶# METAL. SOMEHOW YOU CAN SEE HOW HEAVY #¶@&%;~~¨¨
¨¨¨~~;%&@¶ THEY ARE. ¶@&%;~~¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~~;%& THEY EMIT A HIGH PITCHED WHINE... &%;~~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨~~;%&@ CATWALK ABOVE THE RAILS. YOUR TRAIN IS @&%;~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~;%& LATE, OR YOU ARE LATE TO THE TRAIN. &%;~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~;% IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION %;~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~;%& IS BUSY, FULL OF RELAXED CONFIDENCE. &%;~~¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨~~;%&@¶ YOU'RE IN HIGH SPIRITS, ALTHOUGH A BIT ¶@&%;~~¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~~;%& STAIRS, ELEVATORS, SHORTCUTS, &%;~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~;% BAZAARS... YOU SIGHT YOUR TRAIN THROUGH %;~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~;%& SOME GLASS WINDOWS. IT'S... NOT WHERE &%;~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~;%&@ IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE? @&%;~~¨¨¨¨
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¨¨¨¨¨~~;%& IT IS INDEED A VERY HIGH SPEED TRAIN &%;~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~;%&@ YOU'RE TRAVELING IN, THE JOURNEY HAS @&%;~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨~~;%&@¶ BEEN LONG. BUT IT'S ABOUT TO END! ¶@&%;~~¨¨¨
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¨~~;%&@¶## SOCIETY IS GROWING DENSER AROUND YOU, ##¶@&%;~~¨
¨¨~~;%&@¶# THROUGH THE WINDOWS YOU SEE FIRST SMALL #¶@&%;~~¨¨
¨¨¨~~;%&@¶ SHACKS, BUILT OF METAL AND STONE, THEN ¶@&%;~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~;%&@ PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR TO KEEP THEM @&%;~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~;%& TOGETHER... WHO IN TURN MAKE WAY FOR &%;~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~;% THE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, THE URBAN %;~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~;%& MAZE, PROTECTIVE WALLS, JUNGLE &%;~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~;%&@ NETWORK... @&%;~~¨¨¨¨
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¨¨~~;%&@¶# THE TRACKS LEAVE THE GROUND, WHICH IS #¶@&%;~~¨¨
¨~~;%&@¶## NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE ##¶@&%;~~¨
¨¨~~;%&@¶# CARRIED GENTLY, CURVING UPWARDS UNTIL #¶@&%;~~¨¨
¨¨¨~~;%&@¶ YOU'RE MOVING UPWARD ALONG THE WALL OF ¶@&%;~~¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨~~;%&@ A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, @&%;~~¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~;%& WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES &%;~~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨~~;% LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS %;~~¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨~~;%& PITCH BLACK INSIDE. &%;~~¨¨¨¨¨
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